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Derek's Bio

I'm a young college student living in metro-Atlanta. My day job currently is in retail but I long for a career in sports journalism. My favorite sport is baseball but I watch basketball and football as well. I collect baseball cards as a side hobby because of my passion for the game.

I live for sports, it is what gets me through the rough times as I'm sure it does for many others. I hope to become a premier writer sometime in the future as I've embarked on this journey in my college career.

My favorite sports team is the Cardinals ever since I saw the great home run chase of '98 with Sosa and Big Mac. I've been privy to highs and lows with my team including a World Series championship in '06, but I've been through the disastrous '04 World Series sweep. I bleed Cardinal red.

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The Short List facts and information about Derek Coffelt

Favorite Athletes

Albert Pujols, Derek Jeter, Ken Griffey Jr., Stan Musial, Rogers Hornsby, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Rogers Maris, Joe Dimaggio

Favorite Sports Teams

St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Suns, Indianapolis Colts, San Antonio Spurs

All Time Sports Moment

2005 NLDS Game 4 - Albert Pujols takes Brad Lidge over the railroad tracks.

Most Memorable Game Attended

July 4th, 2006: Atlanta Braves vs. St. Louis Cardinals: 1st time I personally saw Pujols hit a HR

Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Cal Ripken's Iron Man Streak

Ruth or Mays?

Babe Ruth - He's been the face and standard baseball players are measured up to, he IS baseball.

Unitas or Montana?

Joe Montana

Jordan or Russell?

Very tough decision, Russell because the man has more rings than fingers

Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky, he owns most of the records in the NHL

Pele or Maradona?

I don't really watch soccer but, I would have to say Pele.

Federer or Sampras?

Sampras, one of THE most dominating..ever

Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger, I know more about him and he's probably the #1 icon in the world

Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt, the man was fearless and nothing could stop him

Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

Not a huge college fan but, I would have to say SEC.

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  1. by Joel
    4 days ago

    Derek-

    I recently wrote an article on the Cardinals top prospects and some primed break out prospects. Being a Cardinal fan, I think you may enjoy it. Hope to hear from you!

    -Joel

  2. by Joel
    5 days ago

    Thanks Derek! It's great to be a top writer for one of the most respected franchises in all of sports.

    Also, thanks for the add!

  3. by Peter
    11 days ago

    Hey Derek, read my latest article. It's kinda baseball related, and I think you'll like it. Give me some feedback! Thanks.

  4. by Ben
    12 days ago

    Derek,

    Being one of the top writers in the St. Louis Cardinals' community, we are relying on you to turn in some awesome stuff for us!

    I just want to remind you to keep coming with solid stories. We have all been slacking as of late with school starting back up for many, but we need to keep the STL community one of the strongest in the MLB section. We have started off really well, so let's keep it going!

    Ben

  5. by Peter
    about 1 month ago

    Hey man, the new Roundtable is up. Enjoy.

  6. by Peter
    about 1 month ago

    Hey Derek. I'm probably just gonna scrap the roundtable I was doing, but my email is ptfb79@mizzou.edu for future reference. Thanks man.

    Peter

  7. by Ben
    about 1 month ago

    Derek,

    It's coming together slowly but surely. The problem is you sent your answers to me, but John sent his answers to you, and Peter is putting together the whole thing! If you and John could email your stuff to Peter, that would help expedite the process. I'll try to get you Peter's email address, or simply leave him a note on his bulletin, and he'll get back to you with it!

    If you could pass this note on to John, that would be really helpful.

    Thanks as always,
    Ben

  8. by Joe
    about 1 month ago

    Thanks.

    Lohse always had some decent stuff but just not too much consistency. He had some quality starts for Philly last year and was shocked guys like Benson got contracts before Kyle. I remember Garrett Stephenson for Philly and how mad I was when he started to deal early for STL.

  9. by Joe
    about 1 month ago

    Derek:

    Thanks a lot for commenting my article, reading it but just as much for voting for it as Pick of the Day.

    You're welcome for Kyle Lohse ;)

    -Joe

  10. by Bob
    about 1 month ago

    Derek, one of the things I do as the Cubs community leader is to remove "Cubs" tags from any articles that aren't specifically about the Cubs. What B/R wants us to do is to limit the team articles to ones whose central message or theme is the Cubs, not because the Cardinals happened tp play the Cubs or because a Cub player is mentioned. By removing the Cubs tag, the article doesn't show up if you click on the Cubs, but it still shows up in the Cardinals and MLB places, etc. Hope that helps...Bob

  11. by Britney
    about 1 month ago

    I agree with your thoughts on the the one line paragraphs, but the big guns above me keep telling me to keep each paragraph REALLY SHORT. It makes it easier to read.

    take care!

  12. by Molly
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the comment on my article, I did realize that it was not a no hitter and tried to stay away from the term. I guess I over-looked that one sentence. Thanks for pointing it out, I've now reworded it.

    Best,
    Molly

  13. by Joel
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the comment Derek. I too am a huge Cardinals fan so I only write about the boys in red. Even though Ludwick has been great this year and I really do like him a lot (I have is autograph), I feel like he was benefiting too much when Albert was in the lineup. Now with Albert back, Ludwick looks like his oldself...the 2007, not the 2006. He can hit the ball well, but he won't be a big threat.

    And we weren't getting those runs in with Albert in the lineup. So, I hope that changes because we need to get those runs to cross the plate.

  14. by Shaun
    2 months ago

    Thanks for the comment!

  15. by Ben
    2 months ago

    You should check out my blog http://www.cardinaltwist.com when you get a chance!

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